Risky Business

Risky Business

Risky Business

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Risky Business

1939

1h 5m

6.5(2 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

Radio commentator Dan Clifford takes desperate chances to save the life of a young girl who has been kidnapped.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

George Murphy

Dan Clifford

George Murphy

Acting

Dorothea Kent

Mary Dexter

Dorothea Kent

Acting

Eduardo Ciannelli

Philip Decarno

Eduardo Ciannelli

Acting

Leon Ames

Hinge Jackson

Leon Ames

Acting

El Brendel

Axel

El Brendel

Acting

Richard Tucker

District Attorney

Richard Tucker

Acting

Frances Robinson

Norma Jameson

Frances Robinson

Acting

John Wray

Silas

John Wray

Acting

Arthur Loft

Police Captain Wallace

Arthur Loft

Acting

Pierre Watkin

Abernathy

Pierre Watkin

Acting

Grant Richards

Jack Norman

Grant Richards

Acting

Charles Trowbridge

Henry Jameson

Charles Trowbridge

Acting

Mary Forbes

Mrs. Jameson

Mary Forbes

Acting

George Davis

Solar (uncredited)

George Davis

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